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J.Cuenca or Shaw: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Defender

J.Cuenca

Fulham, FUL

Defender

Shaw

Man Utd, MUN

🏆 J.Cuenca wins 4 of 10 of data comparisons

4.5M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

3.0

Points Per Game

1.0

0.0%

Selected By

20.4%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

3.0

Form

1.0

💰 J.Cuenca is the value pick - 0.67 pts per £m (J.Cuenca 0.67 vs Shaw 0.22)

🎯 J.Cuenca is your differential (0.0% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 20.4%

Fixtures

Fulham

SUN 3 (A) - 2026-08-30
CRY 3 (H) - 2026-09-05
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-09-12
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-09-20
IPS 2 (A) - 2026-10-10

Man Utd

IPS 2 (H) - 2026-08-30
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-09-06
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-09-13
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-09-20
TOT 3 (H) - 2026-10-10

📅 Shaw has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

J.Cuenca

38.7

Shaw

25.4

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in J.Cuenca

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money

J.Cuenca (Fulham, £4.5m, 3 points) is the better FPL pick over Shaw (Man Utd, £4.5m, 1 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Shaw also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).